Elite Chiropractic & Sport is located in Columbia, Howard County happily serving all of Maryland.

Condition: Trochanteric Bursitis

Medical Name: Greater Trochanteric Pain syndrome

What is it: Originally thought to be inflammation of the greater trochanteric bursa, which is located on the outer portion of the hip. Bursa are important because they absorb shock when walking or running and help with movement of muscle/tendons in the area by supplying fluid for lubrication. The hip can become painful with overuse/overtraining, twisting movements or for unknown reasons. The pain is located on the side of the hip with running, exercise or compression to the area.

Typical Treatment: Focusing on reducing inflammation of the bursa with stretching and strengthening of the hip.

How we treat it: The latest research shows that inflamed bursa had no correlation with lateral hip pain. Gluteus medius tendinopathy with atrophy of the gluteus minimus muscle were common on the symptomatic side. This means that tendinopathy is commonly the cause and rehabilitation should focus on strengthening of these structures. Dry needling works great with these injuries because this therapy can reach further into the muscles to resolve tendinopathies.

Why We Do What We Do

We help people that haven't gotten relief anywhere else. Many of these people had given up on living pain-free. There is no better reward then to be a part of their realization that they don't have to live with pain.

We fill a gap in the "health care system". We are soft tissue experts, and our focus is on fixing soft tissue dysfunction, removing pain, and improving function and performance.

After having quit running because every step I took was painful, I am running pain free for the first time in over a year, thanks to Dr. Bross

-Jana Sprinkle

I felt like I had new legs – there was no pain at all.

-Clarese A.

I feel like he has given me tools to finally start to free myself from the long term dependence I have had on pain specialists.